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voting precinct — noun one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑election district • Hypernyms: ↑precinct … Useful english dictionary
Voting machine — Election technology Certification of voting machines Independent Testing Authority (ITA) NVLAP VVSG End to end auditable voting systems Help America Vote Act Independent verific … Wikipedia
Voting — Vote redirects here. For the Finno Ugric people, see Votes … Wikipedia
Precinct Committee Officer — A Precinct Committee Officer, or PCO, is the name for an office in the U.S. state of Washington that organizes a voting precinct for a political party. The PCO is one of the most grass roots offices available. The PCO brings to the party… … Wikipedia
precinct — n. a pedestrian (BE); police; voting precinct * * * [ priːsɪŋkt] police voting precinct a pedestrian (BE) … Combinatory dictionary
precinct — pre‧cinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] noun [countable] 1. an area of a city with many different shops, where cars are not allowed: • The hotel is within five minutes of the main shopping precinct. 2. an area in a city with its own local government, police force … Financial and business terms
precinct — [prē′siŋkt] n. [ME precincte < ML praecinctum < L praecinctus, pp. of praecingere, to encompass < prae , before (see PRE ) + cingere, to surround, gird (see CINCH)] 1. a) [usually pl.] an enclosure between buildings, walls, etc. b)… … English World dictionary
Precinct captain — A precinct captain is the individual who acts as the direct link between a political party s machine and the voters in an election precinct. A precinct captain helps with voter registration, and helps voters get absentee ballots or get to the… … Wikipedia
precinct — UK [ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt] / US [ˈprɪˌsɪŋkt] noun [countable] Word forms precinct : singular precinct plural precincts 1) British a part of a town that has a particular use, especially an area where no cars are allowed a shopping precinct 2) precincts… … English dictionary
precinct — pre|cinct [ pri,sıŋkt ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a district in a town or city, usually organized for voting, police, or government purposes: the tenth electoral precinct 2. ) AMERICAN the police station that is in charge of a particular district… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
